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Juraj Herz (4 September 1934 – 8 April 2018) was a Slovak film director, actor, and scene designer, associated with the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.
Juraj Herz was born on 4 September 1934 in Kezmarok, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a director and actor, known for Habermann (2010), The Cremator (1969) and Beauty and the Beast (1978). He was married to Therese Herz. He died on 8 April 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Juraj Herz (4. září 1934 Kežmarok – 8. dubna 2018) byl slovenský režisér, scenárista a herec židovského původu. Pocházel ze židovské rodiny, byl pokřtěn, pak byl ateistou. Studoval fotografii na Umělecko-průmyslové škole v Bratislavě a později režii a loutkoherectví na DAMU v Praze .
Apr 8, 2020 · Juraj Herz’s diverse repertoire is evidence that great horror cinema has endless experimental routes at its behest.
Aug 21, 2013 · My short interview with legendary director Juraj Herz about his masterpiece "The Cremator" (1969). A dark comedy about a crematorium manager during the secon...
Juraj Herz, one of the most unique voices to come out of the Czech New Wave, has sadly died at the age of 83. He left an important legacy to Czechoslovakian cinema, much of which is still under-explored outside of his native homeland.
Apr 18, 2018 · Before we lost Milos Forman and Vittorio Taviani over the weekend, the Slovak Spectator reported that Juraj Herz, the Czech actor and director best known for his 1968 film The Cremator, had passed away at the age of eighty-three.
